54-month drug term last for Delta Blues
The last of the Operation Delta Blues defendants was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Little Rock.
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Delta Blues fugitive admits guilt in case
Milton Johnson spent 1,188 days on the run from federal authorities until his capture in January.
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Fugitive in Delta Blues arrested
The last of 71 defendants indicted in the 2011 Operation Delta Blues investigation was arrested Saturday by federal agents in eastern Shelby County, Tenn.
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Wife charged with perjury in Delta Blues trial
The wife of Demetrius Colbert, a Marianna man convicted last month by a federal jury of being a major drug dealer in Crittenden County in 2010 and 2011, was ch…
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Colbert guilty on all counts in Delta Blues case
A jury has returned guilty verdicts on all six felony counts against Demetrius Colbert, the Marianna man charged with trafficking large quantities of cocaine a…
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Witness: FBI raid terrified her, kids
Testimony ended Thursday in the trial of Demetrius Colbert of Marianna, the last of four accused major drug dealers indicted in 2011 as part of an FBI-led inve…
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FBI agents describe shooting, raid in Delta Blues case
FBI agent William Cosenza demonstrated for a federal jury Wednesday how his left thigh was pierced by a large-caliber bullet as he stood to the right of the fr…
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Jury hears FBI-recorded calls in Delta Blues drug case
Numerous FBI-intercepted telephone calls between Demetrius Colbert of Marianna and admitted drug dealers who are now serving time in prison were played aloud i…
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Uncle 'hopeful' testimony in Delta Blues case nets reduced prison term
The uncle of a Marianna man accused of distributing large quantities of cocaine in Lee and Phillips counties testified Tuesday that he is hopeful his cooperati…
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Marianna man's trial in drug case kicks off
For not having a legitimate job, Demetrius Colbert did very well for himself financially, a federal prosecutor told jurors Monday in opening statements of the …
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Penultimate Delta Blues trial begins
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Demetrius Colbert, who is accused of trafficking drugs for years in Helena-West Helena and Marianna.
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Marianna man in Delta Blues case set for trial
A Marianna man accused of being one of four major drug traffickers in Lee and Phillips counties for years is scheduled to go on trial today in a Little Rock fe…
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Probation officer in 'Delta Blues' case gets 18 months
A probation officer arrested nearly a year after five other law enforcement officers were charged in a large federal investigation into drugs and corruption in…
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Judge unduly yanked case, prosecutor says
An east Arkansas prosecutor said Tuesday that the judge who removed him from a Phillips County capital-murder case last week had no proof that the prosecutor’s…
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Probation officer in 'Delta Blues' case pleads guilty
A probation officer arrested months after five other law enforcement officers were charged in a massive federal investigation into drugs and corruption in east…
